Posts by Jan

This year, for the first time, DWR Veterinary Specialists, together with Anderson Moores, Eye-Vet and Northwest Veterinary Specialists exhibited at London Vet Show as ‘The Specialist Division’. In a spectacular stand, incorporating a 200-seat lecture theatre, we spread the message of the Power of Partnership, extolling the value of partnerships – including those between vets…

Despite the current shortage of veterinary radiologists, which is of concern across the profession, DWR has just appointed Audrey Belmudes, increasing its team to 8 Diagnostic Imaging Specialists, making it the largest department of its kind in the world. However, the shortage of Specialists in this discipline does need addressing. Currently there are only 258 such Specialists in Europe…

In order to continue providing our veterinary referral services, while keeping our colleagues and clients as safe as possible by reducing the potential for exposure to the Covid-19 virus, we are changing the way we work, including the procedures for admitting patients. As from 23rd March 2020, the process will be as follows: 1.     On arrival at DWR, clients should use…

Supply of medications during the human Covid–19 pandemic Due to increased requests for large quantities of medications it has become necessary, in order to maintain stock levels of vital medications for hospitalised animals with acute/emergency illnesses and so that future supply of medications can be maintained for all our patients, to limit supply to 1 month at…

Samsung is a very sweet kitten who was taken to the RSPCA Mid Norfolk and North Suffolk Branch, along with his litter mates, when he was just one week old. At a routine health check he was found to have a high grade heart murmur and he was brought into DWR where an ultrasound examination…

Thanks so much to Julie Dyson for sending this video of Dylan. Dylan came to us in February of this year after having run on to a stick which then penetrated the front of his chest, skewering a piece of lung. This injury caused life-threatening bleeding and air leakage into the chest. DWR Surgeon, Rachel…

In these strange and challenging times, we are aware that our colleagues in first opinion practice are keen to continue with CPD activities and, to this end, we are launching a series of Webinars. The first of these have had a fantastic reception. Many thanks to all presenters. If you have missed a Webinar, an…

In September 2016, Lancashire Heeler ‘Maisie’ was referred to us by her first opinion vet because her left eye had become cloudy overnight. She was seen by Ophthalmologist Elena Fenollosa Romero who rapidly diagnosed Primary Lens Luxation. The lens lies behind the pupil and helps to focus light onto the back of the eye. In…

A recently published article in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, by Luis Correa and our Head of  Soft Tissue Surgery Jackie Demetriou, describes a study to assess surgical biopsy of abdominal lymph nodes in 51 cats. The study concludes that surgical biopsy of grossly enlarged or normal abdominal lymph nodes provides additional information…